Our doctoral Internship is fully APA accredited. Our last site visit occurred in October 2021 and awarded 10 years of accreditation. The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Predoctoral Internship Program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) with information included in the APPIC directory. As such, our program abides by all APPIC policies as well as matching policies and procedures.
The internship is committed to the practitioner scholar model of professional psychology. Education involves the accumulation of theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge. The clinical psychology internship at SAVAHCS provides a professional setting in which training is pursued primarily within the experiential sphere. This training can be conceptualized as the highest level of the applied aspect of doctoral training. The emphasis of the internship is therefore upon the development of clinical skill through supervised experience in the application of theoretical and empirical knowledge.
Although the experiential component of professional education is emphasized, theoretical and empirical issues are not neglected. Weekly psychology didactics and educational activities are available through the facility and VHA are also available to trainees. Other seminars and symposia occur throughout the year through the University of Arizona, and the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Website: https://www.va.gov/southern-arizona-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/
Contact: Kelly Obert, PsyD
Chief of Psychology/Psychology Training Director
Phone: 520-667-7543
[email protected]
(This page was last updated 1/15/2026).